It'll be several months before the Ontario coroner even considers holding an
inquest into the grisly deaths of Francine Mailly and her three children at the
hands of her estranged husband.

Dr. Andrew McCallum, regional coroner for Eastern Ontario, said he would
likely refer the case to the Domestic Violence Review Committee and that an
inquest may be called once that review is complete.

Comprised of lawyers, social workers, doctors and women's shelter advocates,
the committee is generally called upon to review all partner and ex-partner
homicides.

The 37-year-old mother, her 12-year-old daughter, Jessica, and sons Brandon,
9, and Kevin, 6, were killed in a fiery blaze Sunday night at their Dunning Rd.
home in Cumberland.

BALL OF FLAMES

Neighbours watched as Frank Mailly collapsed dead on his front lawn in a ball
of flames, but it was days before OPP cadaver dogs and forensic investigators
recovered the bodies of the rest of the family.

A note left in a minivan outside the house indicated Frank intended to kill
his family.

Yesterday, investigators continued combing through the rubble for clues as to
how the fire started.

Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Monique Perras said autopsies to determine the exact
cause of death should be completed tomorrow.

The bodies would then be released to the families.

Police are expected to complete the painstaking ground search today, at which
point the crime scene will be released and the road reopened.